i have entered the twentieth century!

[jazzfish]

This weekend I ordered a laptop and bought a PS2.

So tell me, o lazyweb, what cheap PS2 games should I be acquiring post-haste? Note that I don't do CRPGs (I have no patience for an endless stream of nigh-identical random battles, nor do I believe that pressing a button to slowly read through dialogue counts as "gameplay"). I'm partial to "action-adventure" games, and non-twitchy puzzle games if such things exist. I already own Frequency, am on the lookout for Amplitude, and am contemplating Gitarzan (or, as the rest of the world refers to it, "Guitar Hero"), and that will probably tide me over for rhythm games.

Comments

[jameshroberts.livejournal.com]

I mostly play RPGs which as you've already said do not appeal to you. I would suggest ICO, Katamari Damacy, and Spyro the Dragon. None of those have much dialog, and are all fairly short (as far as PS2 games are reckoned). Actually, I'm pretty sure Spyro is PS1, but you can play it on a PS2.

[jazzfish]

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, yes yes yes. I played Ico some years ago but it's the kind of game that would be worth replaying every few years just for the OMG Pretty.

[jameshroberts.livejournal.com]

I also want to say I got my copy of Ico for only $15, which makes it a very attractive buy.

[jazzfish]

Since it's only like, what, ten hours of gameplay, yeah. :)

(PS stick around through the credits, if you haven't.)

[jsciv.livejournal.com]

I recommend R&C because basically that's the latest incarnation by the team that did Spyro back when it was good (other than the obvious bias of my name being in the credits... :) ). So basically if you're looking at that kind of gameplay the last of its kind on the PS2 would be that and maybe the original Jak & Daxter (because the J&D sequels got too gimmicky IMO).